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groups, neither their ethnicity nor there geographic location was given. The results from this study was that predisposing factors to a compulsory admission were a history of childhood sexual or physical abuse or previous self-harm. Detained patients had more previous admissions. Also, they gained as much weight during admission as voluntary patients, but took longer. More deaths among compulsory patients compared to voluntary patients were found 5.7 years after admission. Patients were asked a number of questions pertaining to the illness and then steps were taken to try to improve their weight. The patients were then released and contacted 5.7 years later.

Interrater Reliability of a Danish Version of the Morgan Russell Scale for Assessment of Anorexia Nervosa

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The objective of this was to study the interrater reliability of a Danish version of the Morgan Russell scale for assessment of patients with anorexia nervosa, and subsequently to clarify the existing rating instructions. Ten (10) patients underwent treatment for anorexia nervosa at a regional center participated and had their interview videotaped. Two (2) interviews were reserved for a training phase only. The group rates comprised of eight (8) clinicians, and measures of interrater reliability were computed using intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC). The eight patients were interviewed, and the interview was videotaped. The patients gave informed consent to participation; the parents of minors also gave consent. The local ethical committee approved the study. Seven females and one male participated. The median age for the group was seventeen (17) years. The duration of their illness was approximately eleven (11) months. The measures of interrater reliability were calculated using ICC. The ICC for the total score was good, while the reliability for the single items varied from poor to excellent. Internal consistency as expressed by Cronbach s coefficient was acceptable. The Morgan Russell scale stands out as an easily applied and reliable measure of severity of anorexia nervosa, though the rating instructions need clarification in some items.

Discussion

The purpose of this paper was to find out if these two types of treatment were successful in helping patients with anorexia nervosa. The first study showed that there is a difference between those who seek out help on their own and those who are forced into seeking help. The findings were as follows: that patients who wanted help gained weight

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faster and had a lower mortality rate. While the compulsory patients found it harder to gain the weight back and had a higher mortality rate. So, in conclusion people who want help have a higher chance of survival. The second study showed that the Morgan Russell scale, which is used to help determine the severity of an individual’s eating disorder, was a good scale. The problem that I found with this study was the fact the patients who were chosen only had the disorder for approximately eleven (11) months. I think a larger variety of people who have had the disorder for longer should have been chosen. In doing this paper I found that there are many way and treatment types for this disorder. While I have only briefly discussed two of them, I feel that I have a better understanding on this topic.



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